Wendie Thérèse Renard was born on 20 July 1990 and is a French professional footballer who plays as a center-back and captains both Division 1 Féminine club Lyon and the France national team.
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Renard is one of the most decorated players in modern women’s club football. She has won a record 14 French league titles and eight European Cups.
In 2019, the New York Times described her as an “institution” at Lyon, the most successful club in European women’s football.
Renard joined Lyon in 2006 and, since the 2007–08 season, has been a regular within the starting eleven winning fourteen consecutive league titles from 2006 to 2020, as well numerous Challenge de France trophies.
In 2010, Renard featured in the final match of the UEFA Women’s Champions League and, in the 2010–11 edition, helped Lyon win the competition. She scored the opening goal in a 2–0 win over Turbine Potsdam in the final.
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On 26 August 2020, she scored the winning goal in a 1–0 win against Paris Saint-Germain in the 2019–20 UEFA Women’s Champions League semi-finals, to eventually win the competition for the seventh time in her career.
On 24 February 2023, Renard announced she would not play at the World Cup later that year to “preserve her mental health”. According to a report in French multimedia outlet RMC Sport, Renard has decided not to play for the national team as long as coach Corinne Diacre is in charge.
After Diacre was sacked in early March 2023, Renard said she was open to a return to the team if selected.
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